State v. Parrish

HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to the crime of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury in violation of § 694.6, The Code. His appeal following sentence challenges trial court proceedings on two grounds. We affirm.

Henry Parrish (defendant) was involved in a fight on August 7, 1974 with Leslie Ford, during which he struck Ford over the head with a beer bottle. Ford has since married defendant’s sister. At the time of sentence defendant’s counsel said the fight occurred as the result of defendant’s feeling Ford was attempting to make defendant’s sister “into what’s…